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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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